Mainland GDP during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how mainland GDP changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jens Stoltenberg | 17 Oct 2005 – 16 Oct 2013 | +26.8% Q3 2005 → Q3 2013 | +3.0%/yr | |
| 2 | Gro Harlem Brundtland | 3 Nov 1990 – 25 Oct 1996 from Q1 1991 | +17.4% Q1 1991 → Q3 1996 | +3.0%/yr | |
| 3 |  Erna Solberg | 16 Oct 2013 – 14 Oct 2021 | +13.7% Q3 2013 → Q3 2021 | +1.6%/yr | |
| 4 |  Kjell Magne Bondevik | 19 Oct 2001 – 17 Oct 2005 | +13.1% Q3 2001 → Q3 2005 | +3.1%/yr | |
| 5 | Jonas Gahr Støre | 14 Oct 2021 – now | +11.2% Q3 2021 → Q2 2026 | +2.3%/yr | |
| 6 | Kjell Magne Bondevik | 17 Oct 1997 – 17 Mar 2000 | +8.2% Q3 1997 → Q4 1999 | +3.6%/yr | |
| 7 | Jens Stoltenberg | 17 Mar 2000 – 19 Oct 2001 | +4.5% Q4 1999 → Q3 2001 | +2.5%/yr | |
| 8 | Thorbjørn Jagland | 25 Oct 1996 – 17 Oct 1997 | +4.4% Q3 1996 → Q3 1997 | +4.4%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. NOK billion, 2023 prices, last four quarters · Statistics Norway, quarterly national accounts (table 09190), constant 2023 prices, seasonally adjusted, summed over the trailing four quarters, from 1978 (figures after the 2023 base year preliminary); Mainland Norway: every industry but the extraction of oil and gas, pipeline transport and ocean shipping · Norway data · as of Oct 2026.